Loyola University New Orleans is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Chief Justice Pascal Calogero, J.D. ‘54, H’91.

Justice Calogero attended Loyola during his undergraduate years. He graduated first in his class from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1954 and was President of the Law Review. He went on to a distinguished career, serving on the Louisiana Supreme Court for 36 years and serving as Chief Justice for 18 of those years.

Among his various honors and recognitions, in 1991 Loyola bestowed upon Justice Calogero an honorary doctor of laws, honoris causa. In 2008, Justice Calogero received the Integritas Vitae award, one of the university’s highest honors, translated literally as a “life of integrity.” He also received the 2013 St. Ives Award, the highest honor awarded by the College of Law Alumni Association.